Gender Shifts in the History of English 1st Edition by Anne Curzan ISBN 0521820073 978-0521820073
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ISBN 10: 0521820073
ISBN 13: 978-0521820073
Author: Anne Curzan
Based on extensive research, Anne Curzan’s study makes a major contribution by providing historical perspective on controversial questions regarding the continuing evolution of gender definition. How and why did grammatical gender gradually disappear from English and get replaced by a system where the gender of nouns and the use of personal pronouns depend on the natural gender of the referent? How is this shift related to “irregular agreement” (she for ships) and “sexist” language use (generic he) in Modern English? Finally, how is the language continuing to evolve 0n these respects?
Table of contents:
1 Defining English gender
2 The gender shift in histories of English
3 A history of gender, people, and pronouns: the story of generic he
4 Third-person pronouns in the gender shift: why is that ship a she?
5 Gender and asymmetrical word histories: when boys could be girls
6 Implications for nonsexist language reform
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